ENDOFIXING MEMBER OF VERTEBRAL COLUMN Russian patent published in 1999 - IPC

FIELD: medicine, particularly, traumatology and orthopedics. SUBSTANCE: endofixing member is made in the form of hollow body with teeth at its ends. Upper part of endofixing member is made with cantilevered projection. Body of endofixing member has oval holes for receiving introduced transplant which subsequently forms bone unit of vertebral and provides for convenience in installation of endofixing member. Cantilevered part placed in interbody interval, between dorsal parts of resected and unbroken bodies of vertebras, provides for extension of support area, degree of vertebral fixing and stability of endofixing member itself. EFFECT: complete correction of vertebral column deformation. 3 cl, 3 dwg